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Gowanda March 1, 1854
Dear Bob:-
Your letter has been
received about ten minutes and
therefore I have no excuses or apol
ogies to offer and as to being lazy
that is true and not true but
this time I am not lazy nor busy &
so Bob I shall write all I can to-
day I have a letter in the desk
which I wrote last nite to Major
and have been to lazy to send it.
(I dont know what I wrote the last
sentence for but it is written and
so let it go.)
We have heard the good news
of Charlie and I can tell you
that all of us feel as thankful
to Good for his recovery as you do.
Send him our best love and